Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1534
A Yoruba male Ibeji figure
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300
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Description
A Yoruba male Ibeji figure
Nigeria
with pierced ears and pin recesses to the eyes, facial scarifications and a worn mouth, with further scarifications to the abdomen and with glass beads, cowrie shells, metal bands and nut disc bands,
24.5cm high.
Provenance
Marvin Chasin Collection, London.
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Tribal Art, 19th September 2018, lot 585.